16:00 Doncaster

Thursday 9 February 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:33

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 115y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 5m 9.1s
1st
Horse silk
6
11/8f
T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes
Held up, closed 3rd, led next, driven flat, all out op 5/4 tchd 6/5 and tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
4/1
T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke
Led until 4th, chased winner, every chance 4 out, stayed on flat, just held by winner op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
3/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Held up in rear, headway after 5 out, hanging left before 3 out, disputing 2nd and not much room 2 out, 3rd and held flat, stayed on tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5
4th
Horse silk
48
5
811-7
9/1
T: R HobsonJ: Nick Scholfield
Jumped right at times, chased leader until after 3rd, not fluent 10th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten 3 out op 7/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
13/2
T: B PaulingJ: Lorcan Williams
In touch, mistake 3rd, blundered and unseated rider 5 out op 9/1

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2
Horse silk
The Mighty Arc45
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 8
T: C E Longsdon  J: Sean Quinlan
NR
7
Horse silk
Road Warrior45
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 9
T: R Menzies  J: Ross Chapman
NR
1
Horse silk
Buster Valentine45
Weight: 12-2|  Age: 10
T: M Walford  J: Jamie Hamilton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.30, £2.00EX:£6.50Trifecta:£14.60SF:£7.37Swingers:£4.30

Forecasts

Heroique De Maulde (11/8), Croagh Patrick (3/1), Tupelo Mississippi (4/1), On Springs (13/2), The Mighty Arc (8/1), Fanzio (9/1), Buster Valentine (10/1), Road Warrior (14/1)

Verdict

The most appealing of these is French-import HEROIQUE DE MAULDE, who has performed with plenty of credit in a couple of runs at Newcastle for present connections and he may well be capable of better given his low mileage. Croagh Patrick has a fair bit going for him having put in a good shift here recently and he is second choice ahead of The Mighty Arc, who is capable of a bold show if he puts his best foot forward.

  1. HEROIQUE DE MAULDE (FR)
  2. CROAGH PATRICK (IRE)
  3. THE MIGHTY ARC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
The Unit
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 11
J: B S Hughes  |  T: A King
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,235.002nd: £3,329.003rd: £1,665.004th: £833.005th: £415.00

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